RE: [OT] Gaming PC Recommendations Needed

[Paul Gale <groups2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

OK, which XPS model?

Yes, you can indeed change the graphics although I'd suggest a decent card
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to start with if you can afford it - FSX is VERY demanding on graphics at
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igher res.

I also note that the lower end XPS's are AMD based which personally I
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n't touch for gaming - Intel still have a substantial lead in performance.
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Core 2 Quads or i7 are the way to go IMO.

Paul.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Darren Karp
> Sent: 25 April 2009 11:27
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] Gaming PC Recommendations Needed
>
> Thanks Paul.
>
> I think I'm leaning towards a Dell XPS system which would cost around
> =A31100 inc. a 23" monitor. I can always change the graphics card
in the
> future I assume. FSX is my thing.
>
> Darren
>
> On 25 Apr 2009, at 11:06, Paul Gale wrote:
>
> > The Alienware PC's are very good, as are chillblast. But pretty
> > expensive. I guess you don't want to build your own? I've always
> > built my own PC's from the earliest 286's. Of course, you don't
get
> > support and system warranty which may be important to you? (only
> > component warranty) The Alienware cases are very distinctive and
not
> > to everyone's taste!
> >
> > The main question though is how much you want to spend? With a
> > really top end rig, you'll easily spend =A32,000 if not more
(over
> > =A34,000!).
> >
> > SLI graphics is an option but to be honest, the latest nVidia
single
> > card GTX295 etc handle most games pretty well.
> >
> > You still may want to consider multiple graphics cards with
multiple
> > screens for flight sims to enable panoramic gaming - I have 3 x
Dell
> > 24" 1920x1200 and two nVidia GTX 280 cards - these work
pretty well
> > with flightsimX (although for outside views, it's even better to
> > have one card per screen - this can get really expensive though -
> > some mainboards do now support three PCIe graphics cards).
> >
> > I just spec'd up a system on the Alienware site that I'd go for -
> > reasonably high spec but not extreme and it came to =A32,298.92
all
> > inc. Let me know if you want me to send you the spec...
> >
> > Feel free to ask any other questions.
> >
> >
> > Paul.
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> >> Behalf
> >> Of darren_karp2001
> >> Sent: 24 April 2009 21:26
> >> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >> Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] Gaming PC Recommendations Needed
> >>
> >> Hi All,
> >>
> >> Looking for gaming PC recommendations, mainly for flight sim
type
> >> games. Not sure whether to go for Dell XPS or Alienware and
am
> >> getting
> >> lost with all the specs!
> >>
> >> Any advice warmly welcomed.
> >> Darren
> >>
> >>
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